I’d Rather Entrust The Government Of The United States To The First 400 People Listed In The Telephone Directory Than To Hussein Obama…..

Neither fundraising nor spending for the 2012 presidential race is developing as expected. Already GOP challenger Mitt Romney has out-raised incumbent President Obama in May; the Obama campaign, once boasting of a billion-dollar campaign, now say they expect to be outraised this year. Then the Obama campaign revealed that spent more than it took in last month — a condition most campaigns reach much later in the cycle.

Just as important as how much money is coming in is where the money is going out. The Obama campaign spent $25 million on television ads in the month of May, and ended the month no stronger in the polls than when he started — raising questions about both the effectiveness of the ads and whether the campaign is spending its resources wisely.

So just what has the Obama campaign been spending its money on? According to data filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Obama campaign spent $148.7 million in the period from April 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012. (This is separate from any expenditures by the Democratic National Committee.) In a massive spreadsheet file, the 32,787 separate expenditures can be broken down and analyzed.

FOOD: It is claimed that Napoleon said that “armies march on their stomachs,” and the same is true for campaigns. The Obama campaign spent $96,389.41 on catering/facilities. The largest single expenditure in that category was $13,128.72 to Big Delicious Planet catering in Chicago. The campaign also spent $2,571.27 at a Subway sandwich shop in Columbus, Ind.

Nationwide, the Obama campaign has clear preferences for coffee; it spent $552.67 at Dunkin’ Donuts, $389.85 at Einstein Bros. Bagels, $229.22 at Starbucks, and only $183.15 at Caribou Coffee. The campaign has spent $239.38 at 7-Eleven.

The Obama campaign appears to run on pizza: $2,084.37 went to Domino’s Pizza, $1,774.78 went to Pizzanno’s Pizza, $1,167.45 went to Papa John’s, $834.03 went to Pizza Hut, and $362 went to Little Caesars.